Sounds of Steam Locomotives, No. 2: Stack Music Sampler; or Make Up of a Train

In 1957 Vinton Wight recorded and collected the sounds various different Steam Locomotives. He explains that “Stack Music” is “that delightful sound caused by super heated steam, exhausted from the cylinder, through the stack of a locomotive.” Other sounds include the wheels clanking on the tracks, bells ringing and other engine sounds, all of which create an interesting rhythmic listen. As Wight says of train sounds: they can be “soft and soothing” or “loud and commanding”; a sort of “symphony”. Liner notes include information on each train and a biography of Wight.

Track Listing

101	No. 510 Switching	n/a	04:29
102	No. 4958 Leaving Yards	n/a	01:24
103	No. 5116 Climbing to Elevator	n/a	02:22
104	No. 5112 Struggling Spotting Cars	n/a	01:52
105	No. 4958 Returning to Yard with Empties	n/a	02:54
106	No. 5344 Simmering on Ready Track	n/a	02:59
107	No. 5351 Up to Crossing and Back	n/a	01:41
108	No. 5504 Leaving Yards with Train	n/a	01:40
109	No. 5355 Passing	n/a	01:41
201	No. 5505 Switching at Ashland	n/a	02:10
202	No. 5504 Woodlawn Run	n/a	04:08
203	No. 5347 and Helper No. 7000 near Firth	n/a	03:49
204	No. 5335 Pulling into Yards	n/a	02:15
205	No. 5504 Light to Roundhouse	n/a	01:28
206	No. 5334 and No. 5351 from RH Simmering and Switching	n/a	06:50